The Fascinating Foundling | |
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Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
Date premiered | 1909 (amateur) January 1928 (professional) |
Place premiered | Arts Theatre (1928 production) |
Original language | English |
Subject | Foundlings demand parenting from the Lord Chancellor |
Genre | "tomfoolery" |
Setting | The office of the Lord Chancellor |
The Fascinating Foundling (1909) is a short comic play by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw classified it as one of his "tomfooleries". He was so unimpressed with his own work that the published text was humorously subtitled "a Disgrace to the Author".